Berry Plastics Group, Inc. announced that it has appointed Rodgers Greenawalt to the position of Executive Vice President - Operations. Greenawalt assumes his new role July 1, 2013, in connection with the retirement of Randall (Randy) Becker as the company's Chief Operating Officer, who earlier 2013 announced his intention to retire. As EVP - Operations, Greenawalt will provide strategic leadership for the company-wide Operations, Safety, Product Development, and Creative Services teams. Becker will remain with the company for a short period of time to help with the transition of his operational responsibilities.

Greenawalt joined Berry Plastics more than 17 years ago through its acquisition of Venture Packaging. Throughout this time, he held a broad range of management positions, most recently serving as EVP of Product Management for the Company's Rigid Open Top division, prior to which he served as EVP Operations for the company's Rigid Closed Top division.